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Character Guide - Zhou Yu

by inferno719

Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends
Character guide-- Zhou Yu
By inferno719
Version 1.11
[email protected]
This character FAQ is copyright 2003 by inferno719


Table of Contents

1) Version history
2) Where's that key...         (Unlocking Zhou Yu)
3) Your character, and you     (Max out)
4) Take that! And that!        (Move list)
5) OOhhh.. shiny..             (10/11th weapons)
6) Halloween already?          (Costumes)
7) So many orbs...             (Orb Affinity)
8) What does this do?          (Recomended equipment)
9) Adventure awaits!           (Zhou Yu's legend stage)
10) Maybe they'll be famous!   (Quotes)
11) Thanks a lot!              (Thanks)
12) Talk to me!                (Contacting me)
13) Copyrights, shmopyrights.  (Legalitys)

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Version History
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1.0 10/26/2003

Made the guide, but might be missing some stuff.  Bear with.  
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1.2 04/07/2004

Corrected a bunch of gramatical errors.
Added Quote section.
Updated Recomended equipment section.
Corrected order of Contact Me and Thanks sections.
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06-20-2006
Added Neoseekers.com and 1up.com to the list of people that are 
allowed to host this.   


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Unlocking Zhou Yu
=================

Zhou Yu is unlocked when you turn the game on in DW4:XL


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Max out
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Maxing out the stats is almost manditory if you want to get the 10th and 11th 
weapons.  

Attack:  Xiao Qiao's legend-  Kill Cao Cao, then run down and kill the 4 
generals.  They will reappear one by one, and take them out before you kill 
Cao Cao for fourth time.  With the added generals that appear, this makes for 
a total of 14 generals, all whom give out swords(but, unfortunately, Cao Cao).

Defence:  Dong Zhou's Legend-  Take out the dudes that run around.  Easiest 
with a horse like red hare, but any besides the elephant will do.  Six runners
equals six sheilds, plus the last characters.  

Life:  Sun Ce- From the minimap, on the center top room (go left, then right 
from where you start out.)  

Musou:  Sun Ce- From where you start out, to the back and to the right of you. 
In a pot.

Weapon experience- Xiao Qiao's legend- See Attack.  


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Move list
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Legend- 
T- Triangle
S- Square
(X)- pressing T repeatedly more will get more attacks.
1C- ST
5C-SSSSST

S- horizontal left swing

SS- (above) and horizontal right swing

SSS- (above) and horizontal left swing

SSSS- (above) and verticalish swing

SSSSS- (above) and horizontal right swing

SSSSSS- (above) and horizontal left swing

T-  Shoots an energy wave.  When Musou is full,  add's the element of the orb 
he's holding (if any) to the attack.  

ST- slash, then uppercuts them into the air.  

SST(X)-  hit's twice, then turns 360 to attack mulitple times, ending in a 
stun.   

SSST(X)-  This move has gotta be his trademark!  Hits thrise, then jumps and 
swings his sword at an enemy.  If you hit right, and press T more, he bounces 
off the enemy and hits them again, up to 3 times total.  

SSSST(X)- hits four times, then uppercuts them into the air.  Like 1C, but if 
hit T again, he jumps up and hits them 3 more times.  Doesn't always work as 
sometimes he rises to slowly.

SSSSST- Hits five times, then slashes mightily and sends a horizontal energy 
wave out.  

Horse attack- Standard alternating swings.  

Horse Charge attack- Stronger version of SS.  

Musou attack-  A 2-step attack, slashes upward repeatedly alterating the side 
he swings from, creating a juggling effect, and ending in an upward spiral.  

True Musou attack- Mimics musou attack, adds fire, ending in a firey version
of C3 and the upward spiral.  

Announcement-  Takes a strange pose and says, "Prepare yourself!"


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10/11th weapons
===============

This assumes you are using the legends mode to obtain these weapons, and that 
you are "maxed out".  Weapon must me upgraded to the highest possible at that 
point.  

*tip:  When Zhang Liang is low on health, he runs, and doesn't fight.  If you 
want, post a second player at the excape point to intersept.  But, since I
doubt you have a friend handy at that time, just kill him when you can.

Zhou Yu's tenth level weapon is at(no surprise) his stage.  Get the 9th level 
weapon and set the difficulty to "hard" This is a a bit difficult, but doable. 
Take out Zhang Fei and Guan Yu before Zhuge Liang appears (when his boat 
docks) Suggested method is to a) take out Zhang Fei, then accept Guan Yu's 
challenge.  If Zhang Fei challenges you, ACCEPT.  And boom, you'll have the 
weapon. =D

As for the eleventh Level Weapon, get the tenth and set the mode at "expert". 
Kill everyone, but Zhang Liang.  It's that simple, but not that EASY....  Good
luck.  

Level 10 weapon-  
-Power: 54
-Max attacks: 6
-Additional effects: none

Level 11 weapon
-Power:60
-Max attacks: 6
-Additional effects-
 -Tortoise Amulet level 16
 -Wing Boots level 18
 -Seven Star Sash level 13
 -Elixer level 17


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Costumes
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Costume 1- Red front, white back and sleeves, purple belt.
Costume 2- White front, red back and sleeves, green belt.
Constme 3- Same as costume 1, but with ponytail
Costume 4- Same as costume 2, but with ponltail
Costume 5- Dynasty warriors 3 outfit, all red.
Costume 6- All white.


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Orb Affinity
============

Supposedly, he works well with fire and lightning orbs, but, heck, I'd rather 
use vorpal, for instant kills, wouldn't you?


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Recomended equipment
====================

I'll get the right names in soon.  If i forget, or miss one, e-mail me.
Legend
A- USE
B- Good
C- If you like it
D- Not great
F- A waste of space

Here is what I usually have equiped.

Horse mission: 
Horse- Shadow
Orb- Vorpal(doesn't matter)
Item1- Horned Helm
Item2- Cavelry Armor
Item3- Power Rune
Item4- Wind Scroll
Item5- Any Suitable

Typical mission:
Horse- Red Hare
Orb- Vorpal
Item1- Tiger Amulet
Item2- Tortoise Amulet
Item3- Secret of the Orbs
Item4- Wind Scroll
Item5- Any suitable (Peacock Urn)

-=-=-Below is the analysis of all the items.  Feel free to customise.-=-=-

Peacock Urn- C  	I don't need life much.  

Dragon amulit- F 	What's more musou really good for?

Tiger neclace- A  	Attack=good.

tortoise neclace- B  	Useful, but....

Speed Scroll- B or F  	Ok in extreme mode, but useless otherwise.  

Jump boots- F  		Ya, right.

Huang's Bow- F  	Who uses the bow, honestly.  

Nanman armor- D  	I never use it, but it has it's uses in extreme mode.

Horned helm- C  	If you're on a horse, it's almost usefull.

Cavalry armor- A or F  	If you ride Shadow Runner, A.  Otherwise....

Seven Star Sash- A  	Better itmes are important, extreamly.

Elixer- B 		If you need musou up more, I guess. Don't use it when
you've got the 11th level weapon.

Herbal Remedy- A  	Very useful.  VERY usefull.

-------Precious items

Art of war- B 		Not bad, but there are better things.

Survival guide- C  	If you live on the wild side.

Bodyguard Manual- D  	Bodyguards don't DO a whole lot.  

Way of Musou- A  	Good for Zhou Yu especially, who's musou naturally 
juggles.

Power Scroll- F  	I find this useless.

Wind Scroll- A  	One of my faveorite items, good for hitting many 
people.   

Fire Arrow- F  		Bows are useless.  

Charge Bracer- C  	It doesn't protect you durring the air T attack, but
it saves a few attacks.  

Power Rune- B  		attack up, defence down.  Good while meeting a kill 
in time quota.

Code of Chivilry- F  	If your gonna lose, you can't use the arrow cheat!

Meat Bun Sack- A or F  	A for hard levels, F for extreme mode(where it doesn't
work)

Musou Armor- A  	A life saver in extreme mode.

Master of Musou- D  	It eats up the Musou gauge too quickly.  

War Drum- C  		Better for stages with a lot of friendly troops, but 
i'm not really sure what morale DOES, so my grade could be inaccurate.  

Secret of the Orbs- A  	I use it often.

Helm of might- F  	It doesn't work against officers.

Horseshoe-  F  		What's more damage from the horse gonna do?


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Zhou Yu's Legend Stage
======================

1)After 2 meaningless posts, an ambush party arrives and tries to kill you. 
 
2)Continuing on, Sun Quan is there battling your troops.  

3)Moving along, Zhang Fei appears and tries to kill you.  

4)Afterwords, Guan Yu appears and attacks you.  

5a)Three minutes into the stage, or thereabouts, Zhang Liang docks and 
starts running like a coward.  

5b)Zhou Yun comes appears with him and will fight.
 
6)After Zhang Liang goes so far, an officer stops him and he they start to 
fight.

7)Zhang Liang says it's within his ability to win, and 3 enemy officers appear
and converge upon him.

8)The stage ends when Zhang Liang dies, and you lose if he succesfully
retreats.

Note:  Zhang Liang will run without fighting if he takes a lot of damage.

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Quotes
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I accept your challenge quote- Actions speak louder than words.  
1000 kills quote- I am a true warrior of the three kingdoms.
Death quote- It all ends... here?
Announcement- Prepare yourself!


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Thanks
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I would like to thank the following groups and/or individuals.

God, for making everything.
GameFAQS for hosting me.
You, for reading this, my first guide.
Muni Shinobu, for the weapons information.


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Contacting me
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If you need to contact me, you can reach me at [email protected] |  If
you wish to correct me on ANYTHING, your name will be credited.
Thanks.


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Legalities
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As of June 20, 2006, www.1up.com may host this guide.  


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Copyright 2004 inferno719